Ironing-board.



K. 'RILEY & G. TIMLIN.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED OCT.9,1914.

1,1 59,995. Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

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KATHERINERILEY, 0F REEDSIBUBG, AND GEORGE TIMLIN, 0F GAZENOVIA,

WISCONSIN. Y

IRONING-BOARD.

Application filed October 9, 1914.

To all whom it mayconocrn:

Be it known that we, KATHERINE RILEY and GEORGE TIMLIN, citizens ofthe United States, residing, respectively, at Reedsburg and Cazenovia, in the counties, respectively, of Sauk and Richland, State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Ironing- Board, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is an ironing board embodying, in combination with the usual platform, a pivotally mounted sleeve board, adapted when not in use to be swung beneath the platform.

One object of the present invention is to provide novel mechanism for holding the sleeve board in a folded position beneath the platform.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means whereby the sleeve board is operatively connected with the platform and is held in adjusted positions with respect thereto.

It is withinthe scope of the invention to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which thepresent invention appertains.

lVith the above and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in-the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope'of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 shows the invention in vertical longitudinal section, the parts appearing in the positions which they will assume when the device is in use; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan showing the structure folded up; Fig. 3 is a perspective delineating the angular arm which forms a part of the sleeve board; Fig. 4 is a fragmental' bottom plan of that end of the platform to which the sleeve board is pivotally attached; Fig. 5 is a fragmental cross section through the platform portion of the device and showing the mounting of the slides, one v of which coeperates with the sleeve board; and Fig. 6 is a perspective delineating the U-shaped strip whereby the sleeveboard is Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

Serial No. 865,923.

pivotally and adjustably connected with the platform.

The ironing board herein disclosed embodies a platform 1 provided adjacent one end with depending angle brackets 2, the vertical flanges of which are provided with a plurality of openings, adapted to receive for adjustment, pivot elements 4: forming mountings for the upper ends of main legs 5 connected adjacent their lower ends by a terminal rung 6 and connected intermediate their ends by a rung 7 preferably taking the form of a flat strip. Mounted in the main legs 5 intermediate their ends are pivot elements 8 supporting the intermediate portions of auxiliary legs 9 connected adjacent their lower ends by a rung 10 and connected adjacent their upper ends by a cross strip 11. In order tofold up the legs 5 and 9 from the positions" shown in Fig. 1 to the positions shown in Fig. 2, theupper ends of the legs 9 arecarried' to the right as indicated by the reference arrow A, the lower ends of the legs 9 moving to the left as indicated by the referencearrow Aand the lower ends of the legs 5 follow-ingthe reference arrow B. By this operation, the cross strip 7 which connects the main legs 5 will be disposed against the underface of the platform 1. A latch 12 i is slidably mounted within the contour of a keeper 14: secured to the lower face of the platform, and this latch 12 is adapted to coact with the part 7 to hold the legs folded, as clearly shownin Fig.2. Ratchet plates 16 are secured to 'theunder face of the platform 1 adjacent one. end thereof, the plates 16 having teeth 15. When the table is set up as shown in Fig. 1,,the cross strip 11 is engaged with certain of the teeth 15 on the ratchet plates 16. Disposed between the ratchetplates l6 andysecured to the under face of the platform :1 is a plate'18 having spring teeth 17. The cross strip .11, as shown in Fig. 1 is engaged *upon the one side by the teeth 15 of the ratchet plates16 and is engaged upon its. opposite side .by one tooth 17 on the plate'18. Thus, :a disengagement of the cross strip 11 from the ratchet teeth 15 is prevented.

Attached to one end. of the platform 1 is a pair of U-shaped pivot strips 19, one of which is shown inverted 'in, Fig. 6. The pivot strips19 depend below the platform 1 and are provided at the ends of their arms with feet and 20, secured respectively, to

the upper and lower surfaces of the platform 1. A guide strip 21' extends transversely of-the platform 1' adjacent one end thereof, the guide strip 21 passing across the feet 20 of the pivot strips 19. Securing elements 22 connect the guide strips 21 with the platform 1 and certain of these securing elements pass throughthe feet 20 of the strips 19 to aid in holding the same on the platform. If desired, other securing elements'indicated at 28 may pass through the feet 20 and enter the platform 1. Disposed parallel to the guide strip 21 is a guide strip 2 1 united by means of securing elements 25 with the platform 1, one. end of the guide 1 strip 24 being united by means of a securing 19 act as guides, directing the right. line movement of the support 28. At their ends,

the iron holder 27 and the'support 28 are provided with projecting lips '29. One set of these lips .is adapted to coact with the guide strip 2 1 to prevent the parts '27 and 28 to be pushed'outwardly to too great an eXtent,:the other set of lips 29 being adapted to coact with the guide strip 21, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, to prevent the elements 28 and 27 from being pushed inwardly beyond a predetermined point. r

v The invention includes a sleeve board denoted by the numeral 30. To one end of the sleeve board is attached an angular arm 31 in the form of a plate, the plate 81 having a flange 31 which'preferably is recessed into the sleeve board 30 adj acent-one end thereof and is secured thereto. Projecting from the plate or. arm 31 adjaeentto theother end thereof is an outstand-ingflange 32, having 1 openings 32 These openings32 receive 1- the U-shape'd'pivot strips 19.

I When the sleeve board 30is-swurig beneath the platform 1., the sleeve board may beheld in place by means. of a latch 33 mounted to slide beneath a keeper 34 on thelowerface of the platform 1, although, as hereinafter described, another means is provided for hold.-

ing the sleeve board inplace when the device is folded up as shown in Fig. 2.

J ournaled for rotation in bearings 85 on theunder face of the sleeve board 3O is a shaft 36 carrying legs37 and providedwith an arm 38 disposed at right angles to the legs.

Mounted to slide beneath a keeper 41 on the under face of the sleeve board 30 is a latch 40 which is adapted to coact with' the "arm 38 onthe shaft 36 to hold the legs.

37 at right angles to the sleeve board 30 and to the platform 1 asclearly shown in Fig. 1.

The operation of the'structure is as follows: In order to fold up the device, referring to Fig. 1, the sleeve board 30 is swung around to the right and is disposed beneath the platform 1, the flange 32 of thearm 31 riding downwardly on the U-shaped'pivot strips 19. Owing to the fact that these strips 19 are substantially equal in depth tothe height of the flange 31, the. sleeve board may be swung beneath the platj form 1 and be disposed approximately parallel thereto, the arm 31 standing at right angles to the platform; \Vheuthe table is set up as'shown in Fig. 1, but when the sleeve board 30 lies beneath the platform, the sleeve board may beheld in place by means of the latch 33.. When however,

thelegs 9 and 5 are folded up as shown in Fig. 2, the cross. strip 11 which connects the legs 9 extends across the sleeve board 30;.and engagesithe same, as will be obvious from Fig. 2. Now, if the latch 12 is engaged with the intermediate rung 7 0f the .main levers 5, the cross strip 11 will be held inplace transversely. of the sleeve board 30.

l/Vhen the table is set up as shown in Fig.

1, the arm 31 on the sleeve board isupheld by the upper'feet 20 of vithe pivot strips 19 as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The latch 40 is engaged with the arm 38 to hold the legs 37 at rightvangles to the sleeve board 30 and the platform 1 thereby to support the sleeve board from the platform, as Fig. 1 will show. When a support for afi'at iron is desired, the holder 27 is drawn out.

- At times it is desirable to swing back the sleeve board 30 into the dotted :line position shown in Fig. 1 and tomaintain the sleeve board in an out-of-the-way, yet convenient and upstanding relation. to the platform 1.

Under such circumstances, the support 28 is" drawn outwardly and" engages the arm 31 to uphold the sleeve'boa'rd;

Having thusdescribed the invention, what is claimed is I v 1..A sleeve'ironing devicecomprising a sleeve board support; a depending. U-shaped .pivot strip attached to'one end of the sleeve board support; a s1eieveb0ard;:an arm secured .to the sleeve board and-projecting therefrom at an angle to the board, the arm havingan opening through which the" strip passes; and a leg on the board and adapted to engagethe sleeve board support; the arm beingslidable upon the strip and the strip being substantially equal in depth to the height of the arm, whereby. when the sleeve board is swungbeneath the sleeve board sup port,the board may stand approximately parallel to the platform and the arm may stand substantially at right angles to the sleeve board support.

2. In a sleeve ironing device, a sleeve board support; a sleeve board disposed above the support and provided With an angularly disposed arm; means for pivotally connecting the arm With one end of the support; and a slide mounted upon the support, the slide being adapted to be advanced, to engage the arm, thereby to hold the sleeve board in an upstanding position With respect to the support.

3. In a sleeve ironing device, a sleeve board support; a sleeve board; an arm forming a pivotal connection between the sleeve board and the support; a shaft journaled for rocking movement on the sleeve board; a leg carried by the shaft; an extension carried by the shaft and disposed at an angle to the leg; and a movable locking device on the sleeve board and adapted to coact With the extension to hold the leg at an angle to the sleeve board, the leg being adapted to engage the support to hold the sleeve board spaced from the support.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our oWn, We have hereto affixed our signatures in the presence of two Witnesses.

KATHERINE RILEY. GEORGE TIMLIN. Witnesses HUGH W. OCONNon, E. W. SGHROEDER.

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